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For the second year in a row, the College of Mount St. Joseph’s criminology club is bringing Debbie Gardner, an internationally-known self-defense instructor, to the campus on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 7-9 p.m. for a self-defense demonstration in the College Theatre. The seminar called, “Mind in the Matter,” will teach the public how to protect themselves with something as common as a water bottle or even a cell phone. The community is welcome to attend the free seminar.

Lauren Heugel, Mount student and criminology club president, invited Gardner to the campus to teach the basic principles of self-defense. “As the holiday season quickly approaches, crime tends to rise and the seminar teaches students and the community easy ways to protect themselves,” she said. “We hope everyone benefits from the demonstration and that they leave with the knowledge of not becoming targets of crime.

Gardner and her husband, Mike, are former law enforcement officers who founded Survive Institute (www.surviveinstitute.com) which is designed to teach people simple crime survival tips. They have given demonstrations to many large corporations and universities across the world, and have appeared in the media all over the United States and Australia.

The College of Mount St. Joseph is an undergraduate and graduate Catholic college that provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curriculum emphasizing values, service and social responsibility.

]]>2013-10-29T14:15:20+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/lead-detective-from-1969-delhi-savings-and-loan-murders-to-speak-at-the-mou
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On September 24, 1969, four women were working at Cabinet Supreme Savings and Loan Association when three men robbed and murdered them. It was an event that has made headlines for years, after the three men were sentenced to death but had their sentences commuted to life in prison when the death penalty was abolished in Ohio.

Lead detective on that case, Howard Makin, will be speak about the crime on Monday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in Classroom 11 at the Mount.

Snacks and drinks will be provided.

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Dr. Gialopsos' manuscript, "The Short-Term Repeat Sexual Victimization of Adolescents in School,” was accepted for publication in the journal "Crime and Delinquency." Along with two co-authors, she examined whether measures of opportunity and low self-control were able to distinguish between one-time and repeat victims of sexual assault and harassment in secondary schools.
]]>2013-09-20T16:45:26+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/information-session-for-online-programs
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Join us for an Information Session for Online Programs on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Theatre Lobby at the College of Mount St. Joseph.

Programs represented will include the Online RN-BSN and the Criminology Online Completion Program. Learn more about these programs, meet with faculty and other interested students, and speak with admission and financial aid counselors.

For more information or to RSVP contact Jack Ballman, admission counselor/transcript analyst-online at 513-244-4228, or toll free 800-654-9314 ext 4228, or Jack_Ballman@mail.msj.edu.

]]>2013-06-24T19:24:07+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/mount-launches-online-criminology-degree-on-august-27
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The College of Mount St. Joseph will begin its Criminology Completion Program Online with its first cohort beginning on August 26, 2013. The criminology program marks the second online program the Mount has launched in the past three months with an additional one in multicultural special education commencing in January 2014.

The online criminology degree completion program is ideal for students who have an associate’s degree in criminology. Year-round classes will be taught by Mount professors and include courses in victimology, comparing criminal justice and criminology and understanding the psychology of crimes. Mount graduates in criminology work in places such as Talbert House, Legal Aid Society and in the court system.

For more information or to apply for the Mount’s online programs, please visit www.msj.edu or call Jack Ballman at 513-244-4228.

The College of Mount St. Joseph is an undergraduate and graduate Catholic college that provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curriculum emphasizing values, service and social responsibility.

]]>2013-06-18T18:33:23+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/mount-professor-elected-to-ohio-council-of-criminal-justice-education-execu
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At a recent Board meeting in April, Cindy Stewart, PhD was nominated and elected to serve as the 2nd Vice President on the Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Education Executive Committee for 2013-2014.

The mission of OCCJE is to promote education and research in the administration of criminal justice and to facilitate communication and cooperation with practitioners on the matters of mutual interest concerning education in criminal justice.

By providing opportunities that bring criminal justice educators and practitioners together, the sponsored activities of OCCJE facilitate dialogue, promote the expansion of professional criminal justice education, and elevate the ethical and personnel standards of the criminal justice field.

Every year, OCCJE hosts a Fall Career Fair and a Spring Research Conference. In addition, the Board oversees the Praxis Journal of OCCJE which publishes advance student and faculty research.

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Paige Heinrich, a graduating Senior in Criminology presents her senior thesis research, titled "Comparing the Perceived Offender-Victim Relationship in Terms of Race/Ethnicity and Gender to the Participants Race/Ethnicity and Gender".

The literature suggests that several different factors contribute to the perceived relationship of an offender and a victim in terms of gender and race/ethnicity. One important factor is the media influence on perceptions. Heinrich's study explores perceptions between an offender’s race/ethnicity and gender and his/her victim’s race/ethnicity and gender. Subjects include students at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Subjects read two uncommon demographically neutral cases and answered questions about their perceptions of the race and gender of the offender and the victim. Heinrich hypothesized that the perceived offender-victim relationship amongst students at the College of Mount St. Joseph will be affected by their own gender and race/ethnicity.

Stewart's study explores the contextual factors of neighborhoods where police often respond to mental health crisis cases and determines if there are significant factors of social disorganization that may be relevant for decision-makers. Using geospatial and multi-level analysis, this study 1) describes the spatial distribution of mental health crisis cases requiring police intervention, 2) describes the proximity of police response locations to subjects’ residences, and 3) explores whether there is a relationship between spatial distributions of disturbance calls with factors of social disorganization. Results suggest that a high percentage of police interventions occur at subjects residences rather than in public spaces and that factors of unemployment, family disruption, and residential mobility are associated with mental health crisis cases requiring police intervention.

The Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Education

The Council's mission is to promote education and research in the administration of criminal justice and to facilitate communication and cooperation with practitioners on the matters of mutual interest concerning education in criminal justice.

OCCJE serves to bring together criminal justice educators and practitioners to facilitate cooperation and to promote the expansion of professional criminal justice education, its subsequent application to the field, and to actively engage in the elevation of the ethical and personnel standards of the criminal justice field.

]]>2013-04-17T12:29:09+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/criminology-seniors-present-research-projects-at-the-celebration-of-teachin
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Criminology Seniors present their research projects at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 2-4pm in the Harrington Center.

Student names and poster titles:

Andrews, Hakeem

Opinions on Performance Enhancing Drugs Used Outside of Sports

Drees, Stephanie

Pet Abuse in Domestic Violence Situations

Enderle, Casey

Justifying the Use of Conductive Energy Devices by Law Enforcement Officers

Heinrich, Paige

Comparing the Perceived Offender-Victim Relationship in Terms of Race/Ethnicity and Gender to the Participant's Race/Ethnicity and Gender

Kidder, Michael

Student Opinions on Gun Control

Lewis, Jackie

Bullying in American Schools

Metzcar, Chad

Race and U.S. Federal Sentencing

Shanks, Craig

The Gun Control Debate and the Effects of Media on Perceptions of Guns

Thomas, Zachary

Disparaties in Death: Who Really gets the Death Penalty?

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Please join us this Saturday for the Criminology House!

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College of Mount St. Joseph criminology professor, Cindy Stewart, PhD, was recently selected as a research team member for the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study (ISRD3). Dr. Stewart travels to Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic April 3-6, 2013, to attend research development meetings with fellow research team members from around the world. The research project is founded on an earlier cross-national survey which included collaborative and standardized survey research among 30 participating countries. The current study focuses on juvenile offending, victimization, substance abuse, and testing delinquency theories.
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The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences hosts its 50th annual meeting entitled “The Politics of Crime and Justice” on March 19-23, 2013. Mount Criminology Professors, Brooke Gialopsos, PhD and J.W. Carter II, PhD and co-author Melissa Moon from Northern Kentucky University present their research titled “An Examination of Faculty, Staff, and Students’ Perceptions of Active Shooter Training.”

The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice. ACSJ promotes criminal justice education, research, policy analysis within the discipline for both educators and practitioners. ACJS members develop and share knowledge about critical issues regarding crime and criminal and social justice.

]]>2013-03-20T11:29:43+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/alumni-spotlight-spc-michael-johnson
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Michael Johnson graduated from the Mount in May 2010 with a BS in Criminology/Sociology.

Specialist (SPC) Michael Johnson is currently a Human Intelligence Collector assigned to Chaos Company, 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade in the US Army stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State. He was previously stationed in South Korea from 2011 to 2012 as a member of the 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. While in South Korea, Michael was a member of many US Army and Republic of Korea Army joint missions and training exercises. He also attended the Warrior Leaders Course (an Army leadership school) in which he graduated in the top 25% of his class. Presently he is waiting to see if he’s been selected for a position in an upcoming deployment with a Special Operations Group.

In his personal life, he married Leslie in 2011 (in Korea while stationed there). Leslie is also a soldier and they are both stationed at JBLM. Michael is a member of many different extracurricular activities, such golf, softball, and soccer. He is also a member of several different shooting sports (International Defensive Pistol Association and United States Practical Shooters Association) where he competes in the State of Washington.

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Zach Thomas was recently selected to Active Army Officer Candidate School (OCS). Acceptance into OCS requires completion of a Bachelor’s degree and a rigorous selection process including the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), a security interview, and a formal interview by the Recruiting Battalion OCS Board. Zach will graduate from the Mount with a degree in Criminology/Sociology and a minor in Psychology in May 2013. Upon completion of the OCS training program Zach will be a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

When asked why he chose this as a career path, Zach comments that he wants a career where he can affect change and fulfill his personal desire to engage in service. He exemplified this during his time at the Mount becoming the Captain of the Men’s Lacrosse Team in his senior year and being inducted into the National Athletic Honors Society in 2011. Zach holds the Army Values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor and Personal Courage. He believes his experiences at the Mount have prepared him to continue honoring these values. Zach says that the Mount has taught him the importance of service and that he wants to continue to serve both his family and his community.

Zach, congratulations on your outstanding accomplishment!

]]>2013-02-28T18:33:24+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/criminology-professors-bring-a.l.i.c.e-training-program-to-the-mount
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In conjunction with the MSJ Chief of Campus Police, Tim Carney, Criminology professors Dr. Brooke Gialopsos and Dr. J.W. Carter II have trained nearly 700 MSJ students, staff, and faculty on how to increase their survivability in the event of an active shooter on campus. The A.L.i.C.E. program, created by Response Options, focuses on taking action in the face of immediate danger. They teach simple skills and tools that are common sense, but are not necessarily common knowledge. On May 13th and 14th, the Mount will be hosting a training certification program for law enforcement and school administrators. Conducted by the Response Options group, this training will certify attendants in the program and allow them to teach their employees the tools of A.L.i.C.E.
]]>2012-11-20T20:44:19+00:00http://www.msj.edu/news/details/criminology-club-hosts-mike-and-debbie-gardner-from-the-survive-institute-n
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The Criminology Club hosts an event featuring Mike and Debbie Gardner from Survive Institute on November 16, 2012. Students and members of the community gather to learn simple techniques to protect themselves with items such as a water bottle and a cell phone. Following their motto "L'ove is all you need", the Gardner's teach simple, healthy, and effective alternatives to traditional self-defense methods. The Gardner's demonstrate these techniques to help everyone feel confident and prepared if a risky situation arises!

The founders of Survive Institute, Mike and Debbie Gardner have appeared in National and International news, They have appeared on programs such as The O'Reilly Factor, The Morning Show, The Today Show (Sydney, Australia), and magazines such as Women's Day, Vogue Magazine, and Crime Fight Magazine. In addition, they have demonstrated these techniques to agencies such as The White House (G.W. Bush), Duke Energy, General Electric, Ohio Crime Prevention Association, Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.